On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary Taylor SimetiSeries:Vintage DeparturesPublish date:1995-09-26Pages:352
Languages:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679764144ISBN-10:679764143UPC:9780679764144Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:Europe, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:ItalySize:8.08 x 5.29 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCC07395VN
An American woman residing in Sicily for the past twenty years portrays the Sicilian landscape and customs--both rural and urban--from the perspectives of both a "foreigner" and a resident.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679764144ISBN-10:679764143UPC:9780679764144Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:Europe, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:ItalySize:8.08 x 5.29 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCC07395VN
Mary Taylor Simeti is an American expert in Sicilian medieval and culinary history. Simeti's book, On Persephone's Island: A Sicilian Journal, chronicles a year on Sicily, the Mediterranean island that she called her permanent home after visiting for a year. Her other books include Pomp and Sustenance: Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food, Sicilian Food: Recipes from Italy's Abundant Isle and more. She has also contributed numerous articles on Sicily to the New York Times' travel section.
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